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2025 DAILYLAW 1205 (TRI)

Sri Asis Debnath v. The State of Tripura and Another

WP(C)/475/2025 · 2025-08-26

S Datta Purkayastha

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA WP(C) No.475 of 2025 Sri Asis Debnath, S/o. Late- Ramesh Chandra Debnath, Village- Kalyanpur, Khowai, Tripura, PIN- 799203, Age- 56 years. ……Petitioner(s). Vs. 1. The State of Tripura, To be represented by the Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Tripura, Agartala, West Tripura, PIN- 799001. 2. The Director, Higher Education Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, West Tripura, PIN- 799001. ……Respondent(s). For Petitioner (s) : Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman, Senior Advocate. Ms. Sangita Ruhi Das, Advocate. Ms. Pragya Saha, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Pradyumna Gautam, Senior G.A. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. DATTA PURKAYASTHA _O_R_D_E_R_ 26.08.2025 Heard Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner. Mr. Pradyumna Gautam, learned senior G.A. has appeared for respondents No.1 & 2 and waives service of notice upon them. With the consent of both sides, the case is being disposed of today at the motion stage. The case of the petitioner is that earlier he was posted as Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) in Dasarath Deb Memorial College (DDMC), Khowai, in the discipline of Chemistry and vide memorandum dated 05.03.2019, he was transferred to Ambedkar College, Fatikroy. Thereafter, he duly joined there on 12.06.2019 and since then he has been discharging his duties. The grievance of the petitioner is that his mother, a nonagenarian, is suffering from different ailments and is bedridden now at Khowai, and for that reason, the petitioner submitted one representation to respondent No.2 on 01.03.2024 (Annexure-5 to the writ petition) to consider the matter of his transfer from Ambedkar College to DDMC, Khowai, on compassionate ground of illness of his mother. However, no response was received by him regarding the said representation. Thereafter, he again sent another reminder dated 04.10.2024 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) but that also went unresponded. With that grievance, the present writ petition has been filed. Mr. Pradyumna Gautam, learned senior G.A., submits that he has no objection if the case is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to dispose of the representations of the petitioner dated 01.03.2024 and reminder dated 04.10.2024. Considered the submissions of both sides. Without making any observation on the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s representations dated 01.03.2024 and reminder dated 04.10.2024 by a reasoned order within 4(four) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With such direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stands disposed of. JUDGE Dinashree SATABD I DUTTA Digitally signed by SATABDI DUTTA Date: 2025.08.28 16:48:23 +05'30'